(Other financing arrangements might be possible.)You can only obtain one home equity loan per year, even if you have fully paid off the prior home equity loan.Regulation of LendersTexas restricts who may lawfully issue a home equity loan.An unlicensed person is not permitted to make a home equity loan unless that individual is either related with the borrower to the second degree, or is the seller and is providing financing for the property.A home equity loan must be secured only by the home itself, and the lender may not attach the loan to any additional assets as collateral.

Did they cover your personal property needs if any?

In the short-term I mainly want to focus on using and working on my primary property as I feel it would be the best and most comfortable entry to the real estate world.

KeyData is a cool tool from what I've seen but I have never personally used it much. 

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Yep - let "regular people" feel like they are with the elite class.

In my case, I have relatives who are builders (in a different state) but have good connections with subs, etc. and I am spending the time to personally review all proposals (obtaining some on my own as a check), etc. so that I am confident that the cost incurred is appropriate. 

Personally, I wouldn't want to deal with the headaches of renting it out in a neighborhood like this.

Won't market a specific one (Feel free to reach out privately), but those are easy to use, nontechnical, and provide okay + results.

Personally with a $425k budget I would be looking to invest in a pool home in Largo area or I would be buying a bungalow in the Ybor/Seminole Heights area of Tampa.